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Tested for HIV During Pregnancy or Delivery | ||||||||||||||
2006 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results | ||||||||||||||
No | Yes | |||||||||||||
Demographic Groups | Population | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | |||||||||
Total | 14,152 | 43.4 | 40.0 | - | 46.9 | 56.6 | 53.1 | - | 60.0 | |||||
Age | ||||||||||||||
<20 years | 1,135 | 20.6 | 10.6 | - | 36.2 | 79.4 | 63.8 | - | 89.4 | |||||
20-24 years | 3,580 | 34.8 | 28.4 | - | 41.8 | 65.2 | 58.2 | - | 71.6 | |||||
25-34 years | 7,399 | 47.7 | 43.1 | - | 52.4 | 52.3 | 47.6 | - | 56.9 | |||||
35+ years | 2,037 | 54.6 | 45.5 | - | 63.5 | 45.4 | 36.5 | - | 54.6 | |||||
Mother's Race | ||||||||||||||
White | 13,494 | 43.8 | 40.3 | - | 47.3 | 56.2 | 52.7 | - | 59.7 | |||||
Black | 299 | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |||||
Other | 344 | 40.6 | 22.6 | - | 61.5 | 59.4 | 38.6 | - | 77.4 | |||||
Hispanic Origin | ||||||||||||||
Yes | 221^ | # | # | - | # | # | # | - | # | |||||
No | 13,908^ | 43.4 | 39.9 | - | 46.9 | 56.7 | 53.1 | - | 60.1 | |||||
Education | ||||||||||||||
< High School | 1,526 | 21.1 | 12.0 | - | 34.4 | 78.9 | 65.6 | - | 88.0 | |||||
High School | 4,759 | 33.3 | 27.8 | - | 39.3 | 66.7 | 60.7 | - | 72.2 | |||||
> High School | 7,786 | 52.9 | 48.4 | - | 57.2 | 47.2 | 42.8 | - | 51.6 | |||||
Marital Status | ||||||||||||||
Married | 8,934 | 53.1 | 48.8 | - | 57.4 | 46.9 | 42.7 | - | 51.2 | |||||
Other | 5,216 | 29.1 | 24.0 | - | 34.8 | 70.9 | 65.2 | - | 76.0 | |||||
Income | ||||||||||||||
$14,999 or less | 3,391** | 29.9 | 23.8 | - | 36.7 | 70.1 | 63.3 | - | 76.2 | |||||
$15,000-24,999 | 1,704** | 34.5 | 26.2 | - | 43.8 | 65.5 | 56.2 | - | 73.8 | |||||
$25,000-49,999 | 2,767** | 43.6 | 36.7 | - | 50.8 | 56.4 | 49.2 | - | 63.3 | |||||
$50,000 or more | 4,226** | 57.8 | 52.2 | - | 63.3 | 42.2 | 36.7 | - | 47.8 | |||||
Enrolled in WIC | ||||||||||||||
No | 7,377** | 50.7 | 46.3 | - | 55.0 | 49.3 | 45.0 | - | 53.7 | |||||
Yes | 4,712** | 32.1 | 26.9 | - | 37.9 | 67.9 | 62.1 | - | 73.1 | |||||
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid | ||||||||||||||
No | 6,383** | 53.1 | 48.5 | - | 57.7 | 46.9 | 42.3 | - | 51.5 | |||||
Yes | 5,706** | 32.6 | 27.9 | - | 37.8 | 67.4 | 62.2 | - | 72.2 | |||||
Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||||||
<2500 grams | 966 | 34.1 | 30.8 | - | 37.6 | 65.9 | 62.4 | - | 69.2 | |||||
2500 grams or more | 13,184 | 44.0 | 40.4 | - | 47.7 | 56.0 | 52.3 | - | 59.6 | |||||
NOTES: | ||||||||||||||
Population size for groups giving birth in Maine are taken from the Maine Vital Statistics System unless otherwise noted. | ||||||||||||||
Unknowns are excluded from all tabulations. | ||||||||||||||
*Survey Question 23: At any time during your most recent pregnancy or delivery, did you have a test for HIV (the virus that causes AIDS) ? | ||||||||||||||
** Estimates of the population size for this group giving birth in Maine are made through PRAMS. | ||||||||||||||
^ Estimate of Hispanic population giving birth in Maine is taken from the 2006 birth file. | ||||||||||||||
# There were fewer than 10 survey respondents to this question. Data may be unreliable for describing this group, therefore | ||||||||||||||
percent is not reported. | ||||||||||||||
CI = 95% Confidence Interval | ||||||||||||||
Maine Department of Health and Human Services | ||||||||||||||
Office of Data, Research, and Vital Statistics |